Pedal cover



Nov.24,1925. 1,562,993

V F. H. srANwooD l PEDAL COVER Filed NOV. 20, 1925 Patented Nov. 24, 192.5.

, AUNITED STATES* PATENT OFFICE.

' FRANK H. s TANWOoD, OF WILMET'IE, ILLINOIS, `AssIerNoR To s'rANwooD EQUIP- MENT COMPANY, or OHIOAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PEDAL ovnn.

Application filed November 20, 1923. Serial No. 675,798. f

To all whom it) may concern: Be it known that I, FRANK II. STANwooD, a citizen of the United States, Aresiding in VVilmette, in the county' ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful- Improvement in Pedal Covers, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to covers for accelerator pedals, or the like, and particu-4 provide a lpedal covering of this character which is adapted to be easily positioned upon .the pedal and. is of simple and economical form.

Other objects and advantages of the 'inf vention .will be apparent as it is better une derstood from the :following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, discloses ajpreferred `embodiment thereof.

Referring to thefcl'rawings,

Figure 1 is a planvieW of a pedal cover in which my invention is'embodied; and

Fig. 2 41s a cross-sectwnal view thereof,

takenv substantially on the line 2?-'2 of Fig.`1.

The 'pedal cover shownon the drawings trea interior peripheral .groove 25 ada tedgtoIei ceive the edgeof'the pedal to hol the envol-*l1 in place. he inwardlyf extending 'flange portion 26' is of such elasticityI as to be readi- 1y Hexed to permit (positioning of the cover -it' is of such resilien-y cy'to rmlyf grip the under. side of the 5 .pedalto prevent easy displacement, or rela` foot Vof the driver from a heated pedal.

upon ,the 'edal an tive` movement of the cover...

for' urposes of `,illustration comprises aj d) member 21, of rubber or Alike materiahg provided with a ribbed surface 22, Aof any 4U suitable orprefer'red design, said memb'erff. having a depending flange 23which is uni der-cut, Vas Indicated at :24, to provide ani.'V

' [member having a retainingfiange, and hav- A layer of asbestos, or like material, indicated by the reference character 27, is embedded in the bottom of the cover and is adapted to contact with the top of the pedal, thereby preventingv the heat, from said pedal" beingconducted through the rubber to the foot of the driver. This protective material may be molded with the rubber and may thus be securely positioned without 00 any additional operations and, therefore, does not add materially to the cost of production.

The exact shape of the cover, of course, must conform to the pedal upon which it is 6 5 to be used, the one shown in the drawing having a side extension 3'1 'provided with an upstand-ing lug 32, which prevents the foot from slipping sidewise, this form'being par.

ticularly adapted to the Lafayette car. i

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages Will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will. be apparent `that various changes may be made .1n the form, construction and arf rangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being inerely a preferred vembodiment thereof. SQ

vI claim:

" 1. A cover for accelerator pedals, or the 'like comprising a molded rubber tread member having a retainingfilange, and a layer ofnon-heat-'condu'cting material on 85 the under side of :saidvtread member.

Y 25A cover for accelerator pedals, or thf like',comprising a niolde'd rubber .tread Vmember having A a retaining flange, and 'a layer of asbestosongthe' under side of said. 90

tread member.A v

3. 'A- cover foracceleratbrpedals, or the like, comprisingfna molded rubber tread ing non-heat-conducting material 'molded 95. therein to protect -the foot of the driver ,from a heated edal.

member having a retaining ange and haw:

ing asbestos molded therein to protect ,the

5. A cover for accelerator pedals, or the` like, comprising,r a tread member having a, non-slipping upper surface and an lindercut peripheral llange adapted to engage the 5 edge of the pedal, and a non-heat-conflucting lining on the under side of said tread l member.

6. A cover for accelerator pedals, or the FRANK H. STANVVOOD. 

